Re: gaited arabs

["GESA BRINKS" <gesaeqfx@pe.net>]

When I was about 17yrs old, I broke a gaited arab filly.   She could rack a
hole in the ground.  Kind of fun to ride.  She never did trot, just rack.
Cant remember her breeding.  I have since seen a few that would gait.  I was
taught by an old horse trainer/cowboy to never trot a colt for the first 30
days.  Hurry them as fast as they could go, just dont let them trot.  That
way if they had a tendency to gait, they would.  Gaited horses were worth
more to the cowboys.  "Can get there faster without wearing yourself out".
I have made quarter horses, appaloosas, arabs and even a t.b. all gait.  My
own appy/arab mare will gait.  My mule has a running walk to die for and
will singlefoot down hill.   Cant stand a pokey walker.  Dont understand
what people have against a smooth fast ride.  Silly horseshow people.
2cents worth.     gesa n clovis
-----Original Message-----
From: CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com <CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com>
To: taniahearts@hotmail.com <taniahearts@hotmail.com>;
ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Thursday, December 30, 1999 8:43 PM
Subject: RC: your question


>In a message dated 12/30/99 7:17:03 PM Pacific Standard Time,
>taniahearts@hotmail.com writes:
>
><<  Although it has been argued that historically some
> purebred Arabs (some of the early Kellogg Davenports come to mind) have
had
> gaits other than walk, trot, and gallop, from the general tone of what the
> people said to you I suspect they meant "park" when they said "gaited". >>
>
>While that may be true in this context, I've only heard the phrase in
regard
>to the TRULY gaited Arabs--such as many of the early Kellogg horses.  In
>early days, many Arabs DID compete in classes for gaited horses, and
5-gaited
>classes were offered at Arab shows.
>
>Heidi
>
>
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